Saint Helens Elementary

As a cozy elementary school in Longview, Washington, Saint Helens Elementary teaches 299 students from grades K through 5, run under Longview School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Saint Helens Elementary sits 21% below that benchmark.

Longview School District comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 6,382 students; Saint Helens Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Saint Helens Elementary reports that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 29% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Cowlitz County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Cowlitz County's rate of about 58%.

In the broader community, census data for Cowlitz County shows median household earnings sit near $76,531, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Cowlitz County runs 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,080 students), of which Saint Helens Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Monticello Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Saint Helens Elementary has fell 16%, going from 357 students in 2018 to 299 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 57% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.